Libya: Rising from the ashes of civil war to peace.

The Hill ^ | Dec 11, 2015 | Ibrahim F. Emmesh and Awad M. AbdulSadig

[free_life]

We represent the two rival Libyan political houses, and we are proud to announce that we have just reached a long sought-after agreement to finally end the political impasse that has plagued our resource-rich nation since Gaddafi's overthrow.

The two parties to the agreement - the Tripoli-based General National Congress (GNC) and the House of Representatives - are establishing a government of national unity based upon the principals of Franklin Roosevelt's and Winston Churchill's 1941 Act of the Right of Nations to Self-Determination. The Roosevelt-Churchill doctrine, based on the principles of equal rights and fair equality of opportunity, states that nations have the right to freely choose their sovereignty and international political status with no external compulsion or interference and stands among the core principles of the United Nations charter.

We have reached our agreement at a critical moment, just as international security experts are warning that the Daesh jihadist group has enhanced its presence in the Libyan coastal city of Sirte. The leadership of both of our houses is absolutely committed to forging a strong security alliance with the United States and the international community to eradicate the terrorist scourge.

But, despite our agreement, we cannot make progress without the strong support of the international community - including especially the United Nations and the United States. This coming weekend, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni will be hosting an international conference on Libya, aimed at containing Daesh (ISIS) and stopping the disintegration of our country. Now that we have reached this important agreement, we call upon the international community to wholeheartedly embrace Libya's own right to self-determination under a unified government.

[free_life]

In addition, the French Defense Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, has said "that if we are able to combine Tripoli forces together the Tobruk militia" - something that our agreement would make possible - "Daesh could not possibly defeat these significant and experienced united forces".

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Good reason to be skeptical be hopeful that Daesh will not get an easy foothold in all Libya.

[Hostage]

> “But, despite our agreement, we cannot make progress without the strong support of the international community - including especially the United Nations and the United States.”

The above negates the whole ‘progress’ and ‘self-determination’ blurb they are ruminating on about.

What confused writers these two are who can’t even keep their own propaganda straight.

[98ZJ USMC]

“But, despite our agreement, we cannot make progress without the strong support of the international community - including especially the United Nations and the United States.

Read between the lines: Foreign Aid.

[Hostage]

Of course, which as I wrote, negates their whole ‘self-determination’ meme. Typical Arab, Islamic nonsense followed by ‘fork over the money’ demands.

[free_life]

Yes I read it that way too... $$$$ needed to follow through.

But the best way to kill Daesh and others like them is to have other Muslims do it; without our money. Libya has lots of oil.

[Lake Living]

Well, what do you know - see Hillary was right all along and the Benghazi dead are just a bump in the road on the way to a better world.

[CyberAnt]

The Jihadists already have a foothold .. and the place is a breeding ground for more terrorism.

Libya was a gigantic BOO-BOO .. and it’s all on the head of Hillary Clinton and her minions.

[VanShuyten]

I’ve been listening to reports about Libya on John Batchelor’s show. The reporter says that one western Libyan coastal city is completely controlled by criminal gangs that ship drugs, oil, and refugees to Europe. They are tolerated by the people because they keep ISIS out and generate income.

Thanks Barak and Hillary.

[SunkenCiv]

We represent the two rival Libyan political houses... the Tripoli-based General National Congress (GNC) and the House of Representatives -- are establishing a government of national unity based upon the principals of Franklin Roosevelt's and Winston Churchill's 1941 Act of the Right of Nations to Self-Determination. The Roosevelt-Churchill doctrine, based on the principles of equal rights and fair equality of opportunity, states that nations have the right to freely choose their sovereignty and international political status with no external compulsion or interference and stands among the core principles of the United Nations charter... just as international security experts are warning that the Daesh jihadist group has enhanced its presence in the Libyan coastal city of Sirte... we cannot make progress without the strong support of the international community -- including especially the United Nations and the United States.

Perhaps that can start in 2017.